Composite frozen edible product



July 7, 1942. H. R. Hows'ER COMPOSITE FROZEN EDIBLE PRODUCT FileciOOt. 4, 1959 2 ShggS-Sheetfi July 7, 1942.

H. R. HOWSER COMPOSITE EROZEN EDIBLE PRODUCT 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Filed Oct. 4, 1939 substances.

Patented-July 7, 1942 UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE 2,289,328 coMrosirn raoznn nnmm rnonucr Harry R. Howser, Washington, D. o.

- Application October 4, 1939, Serial No. 297,945

v Claims. The present invention relates to an improved composite edible frozen product; and it has partlcular relation to a bulk or packaged sherbet, ice milk, ice cream, frozen custard, or the like substances having a plastic edible flavoring ma terlal of contrasting characteristics dispersed therein in disconnected portions.

One of the most popular forms of eating a combination of such substances and a flavoring material is the conventional ice cream sundae,

which is made by pouring a separate liquid Ilavoring material over an individual serving of sherbet, ice milk, ice cream, frozen custard, or the like.

Another popular form ,of manufacturing and selling a similar composite product is to embody within an individual serving of such basic substances 0. liquid flavoring material which remains liquid at serving temperatures, and which,.

,invention, however, obviates all of the disadvantages of the conventional sundae and provides 1 a product which can be manufactured at a central manufacturing plant, delivered, dispensed, and consumed at places remote therefrom as easily and readily as an individual portion of 'plain" sherbet, ice milk, ice cream, frozen custard, or the like, thereby eliminating the necessity of handling and serving a separate'sticky and messy flavoring material at the time the basic substance is .being served. Furthermore, the product made in accordance with this invention permits'for the flrst time the dispensing of a sundae type of product in the form of an ice cream cone or a frozen stick confectionery product.

An object of the present invention is the provision of the new, simple and inexpensive composite product which may be handled and sold in the same manner as bulk ice cream or similar I Another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved composite product comprising a basic ,edible substance, such as sherbet, ice milk, ice cream, frozen custard or the like, having relatively small portions of flavoring material of contrasting characteristics scattered therethrough in disconnected portions in such a manner that a small serving, such as a spoonful of the finished product, cannot be eaten without consuming some of the flavoring material along with the basic substance. In this new product the disconnected portions of the flavoring material, having contrasting characteristics such as taste, color, appearance, texture, density, etc., are relatively small as compared to the total volume of the finished composite product, but the disconnected portions of flavoring material, per se, are relatively lar e and of a substantial volume as compared to substances of conventional particle size, such as for example, chopped nuts,-candy granules or comminuted farinaceous material.

Another object of the invention is to provide an efficient, economical and sanitary manner of embodying a flavoring material in a frozen edible basic substance to produce a new and novel" composite product.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination product of the character described, which will be pleasing, attractive in appearance and appetizing.

Another object of the inventionis the provision of a product of the character above devide a variegated product of the character described having discontinuous sinuous strips of contrasting flavoring material uniformly disi persed therethrough.

Other and further objects of the invention will be apparent from a detail description thereof. wherein only a preferred form of embodiment of the invention is shown and described reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

, apertures in the semi-frozen or semi-plastic sub- I stance while the sameis maintainedunder refrigerating temperatures;

Figure 3 is a vertical-sectional view of the container shown in. Figure 2 illustrating one method of inserting an edible contrasting fiavoring material into the apertures formed in the basic edible substance;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the container shown in Figure 3 the same being taken substantially along the line 4-4 thereof;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical-sectional view of the container shown in Figure 3, illustrating the step of refrigerating the composite mass in a hardening room to harden the basic substance and flavoring material into a composite form-retaining plastic mass;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical-sectional view of the container shown in Figure 5, disposed within a refrigerating chamber in a conventional soda fountain cabinet, and illustrates the step of scooping or dipping an individual composite serving therefrom, which step shows the breaking up of the continuity of the long continuous strip like portions of contrasting flavoring material into relatively short discontinuous portions and dispersing them in a plurality of directions throughout the final individual serving;

Figure 7 illustrates a flnai individual serving, such as is produced in Figure 6, being dispensed in a conventional ice cream cone;

Figure 8 is a vertical-sectional view of a container, such as a conventional pint or quart bulk package, filled with the product of my invention; and

Figure 9 illustrates the composite product of the present invention being dispensed in a dish in the form of an individual serving similar to the conventional dish used in serving an ice cream sundae.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in Figure l a conventional ice cream freezer l0 and a container l2 that has been partially filled therefrom with a quantity of semi-frozen or partially frozen lce milk, ice cream, frozen custard or a similar plastic substance it. After the container l2 has been filled from the freezer ill with the required amount of the basic substance l4, it is placed under refrigeration in a hardening cabinet or the like l5, which is diagrammatically shown in Figure 2, and, when it becomes sufllciently hard to be somewhat formretaining, a plurality of spaced openings or apertures l6 are formed longitudinally therein by means of a rod or a pole I8, which has been forced manually therethrough as illustrated in Figure 2. The apertures l6 are now ready tobe filled in any conventional manner with a liquid flavoring material 20 of a contrasting color which remains a liquid at normal temperatures and attains the consistency of the bulk basic substance at refrigerating temperatures.

One method of inserting this liquid syrup material 20 into the apertures l6 formed in the basic substance I4 is to pour the same from a container 22, having a nozzle or spout 24, adapted to be inserted in the open top of the aperture l6, as best shown in Figure 3. After all the openings or apertures IS in the substance ll of the container l2 are filled with the flavoring syrup 20, which is liquid at normal temperatures and becomes a form retaining plastic that is deformable at refrigerating temperatures, the composite mass 26 is placed in a conventional ice cream hardening room 28, which is shown diagrammatically in Figure 5, where it is allowed to harden until the entire mass becomes solidifled and congealed sufficiently to permit transportation from place to place. By the term "form retaining plastic that is deformable" I means to indicate that the flavoring syrup material is subject to deformation in the same conventional manner as the basic substance, namely, sherbet, ice milk, ice cream, frozen custard and the like at normal serving temperature. This characteristic is essential otherwise the finished composite product could not be dipped or scooped for dispersing purposes from a large container for sale in bulk form.

The container l2 andrcontents 26 are, upon delivery to a retail dealer, placed in a chamber 30 of a conventional soda fountain cabinet 32, which is shown diagrammatically in Figure 6. The final product is served therefrom in the conventional manner, such as by scooping or dipping with conventional ice cream scoop 34, as shown in Figure 6. It will be noted that the act of dipping or scooping an individual serving 36 from the bulk composite mass 26 in the container l2 causes the flavoring material 20 to be broken up into relatively short discontinuous portions 38, which are in turn dispersed in a helter-skelter arrangement throughout said final serving 36. The step of scooping and dipping the individual serving 36 from the composite mass 26 in the container l2 has dispersed the relatively short discontinuous portions 38 throughout the flnal product so that short discontinuous strip-like portions of flavoring material will extend in sinuous form in all directions throughout and over the exposed outer surfaces of the final product. It will be apparent that the step of scooping or dipping has greatly enhanced the appearance of the final product by further dispersing and rearranging the disconnected portions of the flavoring material therethrough. Hence, the composite product is rendered by such necessary rehandling and packaging more appetizing than theretofore.

As shown in Figure '7, the individual serving or ball 36 which has been removed from the bulk composite mass 26 in the container l2 by means of the ice cream dipper 34 may be dispensed in a conventional ice cream cake cone 42.

The filling and packing of small pint and quart packages 39 with a plurality of these individual portions 36, which are removed from the large bulk mass 26 in the container l2 by the dipping or scooping operation shown best in Figure 6, further disperses the flavoring material throughout the final product. Such a small bulk package 38, which has been filled in this manner, is shown in Figure 8.

Another way of dispensing the individual serving or ball 36 either singly or in multiples is shown in Figure 9, wherein the serving or servings 36 upon removal from the bulk mass 26 in the container I2 by means of the icecream scoop or dipper 34 is dispensed in an ordinary sundae ice cream serving dish 44.

When reference is made to normal temperatures, it is understood that I mean such normal atmospheric temperatures as are found outof-doors in the summer time, viz. between 50 F. and F. When reference is made to refrigerating temperatures, it is to be understood that I am referring primarily to temperatures below 32 F. The term congealed" as used in this specification is to be understood to define a change in state brought about by a lowering of the temperature as for example, water becomes ice at 32 F., changing from a liquid to a solid state.

The term consistency" as used herein in conacsasae nection with the flavoring material indicates that such 'materialremains at substantially the same degree of plasticity as the basic substance at corresponding temperatures, and that it is of a character such that it will not commingle with the basic substance at corresponding refrigerating temperatures, remaining separate and distinct and maintaining clear lines of demarcation between the basic substance and the flavoring material at all such temperatures. The firmness and density may vary, but the-same consistency" is maintainedat refrigerating temperatures so that the contrast between the flavoring material This application is a continuation in part of my application Seriaililumber 233,819, flied ctober 7, 1938.

Although I have only described in detail one embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention and basic substance is always sharp and distinct.

is not so limited, but that various modifications Y may be made therein without departing from the spirit thereof or from the scope of the appended claims. I

I claim: A g

1. A bulk product of the character described,

comprising, in combination, an edible basic substance which is liquidat normal temperatures and becomes plastic and form retaining at refrigerating temperatures, and a separate edible flavoring syrup material of contrasting characteristics which is liquid at normal temperatures and becomes a form retaining plastic that is deformable at refrigerating temperatures, said flavoring syrup material being dispersed throughout said basic substances in a plurality of disconnected portions of a substantial volume as compared to particle size.

2. A bulk product of the character described, comprising, in combination. an edible basic substance which is liquid at normal temperatures and congeals upon refrigeration, and a separate edible flavoring syrup material of contrasting characteristics which is liquid at normal temperatures and congeals into a deformable plastic at refrigerating temperatures, said flavoring syrup material being dispersed throughout said basic substances in a plurality of disconnected portions of a substantialvolume as compared to particle size.

8. A bulk product of the character described comprising, in combination, an edible basic substance which is liquid at normaltemperatures and congeals upon refrigeration, and a separate edible flavoring syrup material of contrasting characteristics which is liquid at normal temperatures and becomes a form retaining plastic 5. A bulk product of the. character described comprising, in combination, an edible basic substance which is liquid. atnormal temperatures and congeals byrefrigeration, and. a separate edible flavoring syrup material having contrasting characteristicswhich isliquid at normal tem-- peratures and becomes a form retaining plastic that is deformable at refrigerating temperatures, said flavoring syrup material being dispersed therein in a multiplicity of directions in disconnected portions of substantial volume as compared to particle size, said substances being sub stantially of the same consistency at corresponding refrigerating temperatures thereby remaining separate and distinct and maintaining clear lines of demarcation throughout the flnal prods uct. 1

6. A bulk product of the character described comprising an edible basic substance which is liquid at normal temperatures and congeals by refrigeration having dispersed therein an edible flavoring syrup material of contrasting characteristics in relatively short disconnected strip-like portions. of a substantial volume as compared to particle size of irregular shape, said flavoring syrup material being a liquid at normal temperatures and a form retaining plastic that is deformable and of substantially the same consistency as the basic substance at refrigerating temperatures. i 1

'7. A bulk product of the character described which comprises an edible, basic substance which is liquid at normal temperatures and congeals by refrigeration, having dispersed therein in a multiplicity of directions in disconnected portions an edible flavoring syrup material of contrasting characteristics which is liquid at nor-f mal temperatures and becomes a form retaining plasticthat is deformable at refrigeration temperatures, said disconnected portions of syrup material being of a substantial volume as compared to particle size having a. sinuous contour of substantial lengths relative to their width dimensions.

8. A bulk product of the character described comprising an edible basic substance which is liquid at normal temperatures and congeals by refrigeration, having dispersed therein in disconnected portions extending in various directions an edible flavoring syrup material of contrasting characteristics which is liquid at northat is deformable at refrigerating temperatures,

. said flavoring syrup material being distributed throughout said basic substance in a plurality ofrelatively shore disconnected portions of a substantial volume relative to particle size.

.4. A bulk product of the character described comprising, in combination, an edible basic substance which is liquid at normal temperatures mal temperatures and is of a form retaining plastic that is deformable and has substantially the same consistency as the basic substance at serving temperatures, said flavoring material being in the form of relatively short sinuous strip-like portions of a substantial volume as compared to particle size extending all directions whereby no large area of the basic substance is without a portion of the flavoring material so that the consumer when eating the same secures a portion of both substances with each small portion of the composite product.

and congeals by refrigeration, and a separate edible flavoring syrup material having contrasting characteristics which is liquid at normal temperatures and becomes a form retaining plastic that is deformable at refrigerating temperatures. said flavoring syrupmaterial beingdispersed in relatively short sinuous disconnected portions of 3 substantial volume as compared to particle size extending in all directions throughout said basic substance.

9. A bulk product of the characterdescribed comprising a relative large body of edible basic substance which is liquid at normal temperatures I substantially the same consistency as the basic substance at corresponding-serving temperatures.

10. A bulk product 01' the character described comprising an edible basic substance which is liquid at normal temperatures and congeais by refrigeration having uniformly distributed therethrough an edible flavoring syrup material of contrasting characteristics in relatively short disconnected strip-like portions of a substantial volenemas ume as compared to particle size having a sinuous shape, said flavoring syrup material being a liquid at normal temperatures and being a form retaining plastic that is deformable and has substantially the same consistency as the basic substance at refrigerating temperatures.

HARRY R. HOWSER. 

